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Andrew W.K. Slays Drumming World Record

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Andrew W.K. Breaks Drumming World Record

The "partiest" man alive landed a place in the history books after successfully drumming his way to a new world record.

Questlove and two Hanson brothers

From Party King to Drum King

The O Music Awards ended Thursday night with not just a bang, but a flurry of them, as party machine Andrew W.K. claimed new reign as a marathon drumming king.

Tasked with keeping a beat for 24 hours, the musical reveler broke and set the world record for longest drum session in a retail store. Starting at 7 p.m. ET Wednesday in Oakley's Times Square flagship shop, Andrew W.K. successfully clanged his way to 7 p.m. ET Thursday — as well as victory.

"It was way harder than I thought it was going to be," he said afterward. "I maybe could've practiced drumming more."

Gloves on hand and buds in ear, Andrew W.K. conceded that if he had known how hard it was going to be, he probably would've freaked out a little more. But all things considered, he was in good shape (only minor hurdles stood in the way, as you can see below) and he is already gearing up for his next round of partying.

"I'm going to be eating as much food as I can possibly eat and packing and flying to Michigan to play a concert," Andrew W.K. told Mashable on the phone. "I already got to play with a Chili Pepper, Mr. Smith, but yeah, I would like very, very spicy food. Now I can treat myself. Habaneros and ghost peppers all the way."

Aside from Chad Smith, Andrew W.K. also had Questlove, Marky Ramone (The Ramones), Zac Hanson (Hanson), Liberty DeVitto (former drummer for Billy Joel) and others on deck to give him a hand — or two. Questlove, who kicked off the event, also posted a Vine in support (below), saying "fros off" for accomplishing the daylong feat.

More than 500,000 live streams were registered for the event, and Andrew W.K. also took home an OMA for "Must-Follow Artist on Twitter."

"I’m humbled. My ears are ringing bad. I’m emotional and I’ve never felt so spent in my life," he said. "But I’m so thankful for everyone that contributed and supported me."

Every day, he said, is a day to party. You can rest when you're dead — because the show must go on.

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